Wp/nys/Njunga
Njunga is region within Nyungar Boodjar, its boyal to Wudjari boodjar, wir Nyungar Boodjar kongal boyal.[1]
Njunga Moort - Families and people of Njunga country
[edit | edit source]Kwop Mia - Organisations of Njunga Country
[edit | edit source]Up il Njunga boodjar
- Boyatup
- Condingup
- Dalyup
- Daringdella
- Amaroo
- Kau
- Munglinup
- Myrup
- Neridup
Boyatup
[edit | edit source]asboya-tuporboya-uporbo-ye-upporbwai-guporpwoy - gup means a stony district.
Condingup
[edit | edit source]asco-nd-ing-uporko-nghe-nyin-uporkooant-nghe - nyin - up or ko - nghe - nyinning - upp or ko - ngaijela - yin - upp or kooant - niche - nyin - gup or kont - nicha - ing - gup means yes it certainly is a place to stay wer make a camp here.
Dalyup
[edit | edit source]asda-l-y-uporda-al-y-uporta-al-yee-gupordaa - al - ye - up or taa - al - yaal - upp or da - al - yee - gup or taa - al - yaal - gup means that at the moment by nidja location there is an opening into nidja district.
Daringdella
[edit | edit source]asdar-in-g-bel-laorda-nyin-nidjalla-bel-alla or dta - nyin - ni - el - ala or ta - yin - ngaijela - bel - alla or dta - nyin - nidjalla - del - ale or dal-yie - yin - ngaijela - del - alla or dalyee - nyin - nidjalla - del - ale meaning here at the edge of the opening is that very thing, the fresh spit froth, foam like spittle is situated here by nidja very place.
Kundip
[edit | edit source]as kundi - p or kundi - up or condee - gap or koorndee - up or condee - upp or koorndee - gup means the place of the mother marsupial rat, bandicoot, commonly known today as the kwenda.
Kau
[edit | edit source]as kau or kaua or kauera or kauin or kowwin or goa means laughter or the parrot.
Munglinup
[edit | edit source]asmu-ng-l-in-upormun-nghe-ali-nyin-upor mung - nidjalla - ale - nyinning - up or maan - nidjalla - ali - nyinning - upp or man-dig-ga-ra - nghe - ali - yin - gup or maandeegurr - nidjalla - ale - nyinning - gup or mandjar - nghe - ale - yin - gup means that in nidja area kin groups get together shoulder to shoulder at a type of fair where trading wer exchange of goods wer people occurs wer that the young people meet their future in-laws.
Myrup
[edit | edit source]asMyr-upormya-upormaia-uppormyaorgupormai- gup means the place of the house, hut wer or my home or place of sound or voices.
Neridup
[edit | edit source]asne-ri-dupornee-ira-uporni-ira-uppornia-irak- gup or ne - yeera - up or nee - yira - upp or nia - irak - gup means an upward rise occurs at nidja place.
Pabelup
[edit | edit source]aspab-el-uporbiballbu-bel-upporbeel-Il-gupor beel - ala - up or biballbu - bel - upp or beel - il - up or biballbu - beel - gup or biballbu - el - gup means that the whole district has a river made up of pools of water wer is covered with paper bark trees with many kinds of birds including crows, squeaker wer shrike by wer il them.
See also
[edit | edit source]Gnullar Karla Mia - Our Campfires (Language groups)
Ngiyan waarnk - References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Njunga region University of Western Australia, School of Indigenous Studies